Eva Longoria criticizes Mitt Romney

Actress Eva Longoria-Parker arrives for the State Dinner in honor of the visiting Mexican President Felipe Calderon on May 19, 2010, at the White House. (Getty Images)

Actress Eva Longoria has used her celebrity before to express opinions about political causes.

Now, the “Desperate Housewives” star is using Twitter to lash out at Republican hopeful Mitt Romney over his lack of support for citizenship for illegal aliens who attend college or serve in the military.

Texas Monthly reports on the effort in a blog:

Longoria, a Corpus Christi native, called out Mitt Romney on Twitter for not supporting the DREAM Act, the Huffington Post wrote. The Dream Act, if passed, would grant permanent residence to people who came to the U.S. illegally but have contributed to society, whether by seeking an education or enlisting in the military.
The irony here, of course, is that Romney is a Mexican by way of his father, who was born in Chihuahua, Mexico.

The report also states that Longoria, ex-wife of the Spurs’ Tony Parker, is working to help re-elect President Barack Obama.

Zachary Roth of Yahoo’s The Ticket reported that Longoria has raised $200,000 for President Obama, with the hope that if he is reelected, she can make good on the immigration brainstorming sessions she has had with him.